Abdullah Jaffer
Computer Engineering BTechEng graduate specialising in embedded systems, Linux edge computing, and real-time hardware telemetry pipelines
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About
Curiosity-driven Computer Engineering BTechEng graduate and upcoming Honours from CPUT. Specialising in embedded systems, Linux edge computing, and real-time hardware telemetry pipelines. National winner of the CHPC Student Cluster Competition 2024 and represented South Africa internationally at the ISC SCC 2025, proving advanced capabilities in High Performance Computing and system optimization.
Experience with bridging low-level firmware (Embedded C/C++) with high-level software stacks (Python, Computer Vision).
Experience
HPC Club Co-founder and Mentor - CPUT - Cape Town, South Africa
(2025-01)
- Co-founded the HPC Club to introduce and mentor students in HPC systems
- Helped prepare new teams for CHPC SCC competitions
Education
BTechEng (Honours) - Computer Engineering - Cape Peninsula University of Technology (2026-12)
BTechEng (Bachelors) - Computer Engineering - Cape Peninsula University of Technology (2025-12)
